Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS   (LEPIDOPTERA)
Family   BUTTERFLIES - BRUSH FOOTED   (NYMPHALIDAE)
Subfamily 
Common name: BUTTERFLIES - FRITILLARIES - NEW WORLD
Scientific name: ARGYNNINAE
Common name: BUTTERFLIES - NEOTROPICAL CATAGRAMMA
Scientific name: CATAGRAMMIDI
Common name:
Scientific name: EURYTELINAE
Common name: BUTTERFLIES - PREPONAS - PLUS ALLIES
Scientific name: CHARAXINAE OF THE NEW WORLD
Common name:
Scientific name: CYRESTINAE - NEW WORLD
Common name: NEW WORLD LIMENITIS
Scientific name: LIMENITIDINAE - NEW WORLD
Common name: APATURAS - NEW WORLD
Scientific name: APATURINAE
Common name: NYMPHALIDS - NEW WORLD
Scientific name: NYMPHALINAE
Common name: FRITILLARIES - EURASIA
Scientific name: ARGYNNINAE - PALEARCTIC & INDO-AUST
Common name: CHARAXES - EURASIAN
Scientific name: CHARAXINAE - PALEARCTIC
Common name: BUTTERFLIES - MAP
Scientific name: CYRESTINAE - PALEARCTIC
Common name: LIMENITIDINAE - PALEARCTIC
Scientific name: LIMENITIDINAE - PALEARCTIC
Common name: APATURINAE - PALEARCTIC
Scientific name: APATURINAE - PALEARCTIC
Common name: INACHUS AND RELATED - PALEARCTIC
Scientific name: NYMPHALINAE - PALEARCTIC
Common name: BUTTERFLIES - CHARAXES INDO-AUSTRALIA
Scientific name: CHARAXES - INDO-AUSTRALIAN
Common name: MAP BUTTERFLIES - INDIA TO AUSTRALIA
Scientific name: CYRESTINAE - INDO-AUSTRALIAN
Common name: EUTHALIA AND RELATED - INDO-AUSTRALIAN
Scientific name: LIMENITIDINAE - INDO-AUSTRALIAN
Common name: APATURINAE - INDO-AUSTRALIAN
Scientific name: APATURINAE - INDO-AUSTRALIAN
Common name: CETHOSIA AND RELATED - INDO-AUSTRALIA
Scientific name: NYMPHALINAE - INDO-AUSTRALIAN
Common name: BUTTERFLIES - CHARAXES AFRICA
Scientific name: CHARAXINAEOF AFRICA
Common name: CYMOTHOE AND RELATED - AFRICA
Scientific name: LIMENITIDINAE - AFRICA
Common name: HYPOLIMNAS AND RELATED - AFRICAN
Scientific name: NYMPHALINAE - AFRICAN